Job summary

The Greenwich Neuro Rehab Team is seeking an enthusiastic Rehabilitation Assistant to join our team. The team comprises of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Therapy Assistants and a Community Neuro Matron.

The service is well established and was developed tooffer support and active rehabilitation to people with acquired neurological impairments to enable them to lead a more independent life in the community.

You will be required to support the therapist in implementing care plans to support the rehabilitation of clients with neurological conditions. You will act as a source to provide health education and advice to patients, carers and their families.

Main duties of the job

To assist the Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech & Language Therapists, and support the Community Neurorehabilitation service by carrying out delegated duties.

To follow the care plans provided by the Qualified staff and treat own designated workload of patients in their own home and other community settings.

To maintain associated patient records utilising knowledge and skills gained through experience and / or relevant qualifications.

To produce communication charts and other speech & Language Therapy resources as requested.

To ensure a safe and therapeutic environment for patients to carry out rehabilitation programmes.

To undertake any clerical duties as necessary.

To assist in maintaining services and contribute to the development of services.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values :

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work without direct supervision, but under the direction of the qualified staff in the performance of specific tasks for an individual or group of patients, as part of their assessment and therapeutic treatment programmes.

To carry out outpatient treatments that require skill and accuracy within set clinical protocols and / or using different treatment mediums demonstrating an understanding of a range of routine as well as some non-routine therapy processes.

To produce communication charts and other speech & language therapy resources as requested.

To assist therapists in joint therapy input.

To alert the professional of any change to patients condition and seek guidance when required.

To complete outcome measures chosen for patients rehabilitation programme.

To be responsible for planning and prioritising own patient workload.

To complete record of work using current IT system in lines with Trust and team standards.

To liaise effectively with other professional groups and other agencies.

To undertake any clerical duties as necessary. This includes, but is not limited to, maintaining stock levels, registering of patients, filing, typing, photocopying and maintaining the therapy environment.

To adhere to all relevant Trust and Departmental Policies and Procedures and to ensure that accommodation, equipment and practices conform with the Health and Safety at Work Act.

To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with Trust policy and Caldicott guidance.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Desirable

Skills, Abilities, Knowledge

Essential

Desirable